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This Day In Hockey History-March 29, 1981-Gretzky Breaks Esposito’s Record

Mon Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) PITTSBURGH — When Wayne Gretzky was about 10, his dad used to come home from a shift at Bell Canada and now and then catch his boy watching TV instead of siting on the backyard rink. He gently scolded his son for not practicing his God-given talent. “Ten years …

This Day In Hockey History-March 23, 1994-Gretzky Becomes NHL All-Time Goal Leader

No. 99 Gets Goal No. 802-Now He’s No. 1 on List The Great One passes Gordie Howe in the second period, but the Kings lose again, 6-3. By LISA DILLMAN TIMES STAFF WRITER The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) There are so many numbers that make up the Kings’ Wayne Gretzky—the number on his …

This Day In Hockey History-March 12, 2003-Red Wings Acquire Matthew Schneider From Kings

The defending champions Detroit Red Wings saw the need for a puck-moving defenseman and gave up center Sean Avery, defenseman Maxim Kuznetsov, a 2003 1st round pick (#27-Jeff Tambellini) and a 2004 2nd round pick (#64-Martins Karsums), for Mathieu Schneider, who had 14 goals and 29 assists. “I’m very excited to get the chance to …

This Day In Hockey History-March 11, 1979-(VIDEO)Flyers Kings Benchclearing Brawl

Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) By Jay Greenberg SOMETIME PAST DAWN today, the telephone Brian O’Neill — the NHL disciplinarian — has come to dread shook him from his sleep in his Montreal home. Yep, Brian, another one. Film will be in at 11 This was no nickel-and-dimer. not with nine NHL records set • …

This Day In Hockey History-March 4, 2000-Stumpel Scores 100th Career Goal

(Associated Press) LOS ANGELES — Jozef Stumpel scored his 100th NHL goal on a power play 28 seconds into overtime, lifting Los Angeles over Nashville, 3-2. Dan Bylsma ended a 23-game scoring drought and defenseman Garry Galley also scored, helping the Kings end a three-game winless streak. Bill Houlder scored his third goal at 13:19 …

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